(a person's) appearance; looks
tigers and wolves; cruel and greedy brute
excuse me for asking so suddenly, but ...; pardon the abruptness, but ...; if I may be so forward as to ask
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to have the privilege of doing
whole nation; whole land; whole country
border (between countries); national border
northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
armaments; military preparations
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
military force; military strength
becoming active; increase in activity
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
current administration; present government
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
stability; security; equilibrium
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
private citizen; civilian
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
government forces; government troops
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize